Socialist Left Party of Norway

The Socialist Left Party (SV) is a democratic socialist political party in Norway that was founded in 1975. The party originated as the Socialist Electoral League in 1973, uniting the Communist Party of Norway, the Socialist People's Party of Norway, and independent socialists into one political faction; the faction became a united party two years later. The party opposed membership in the European Union and NATO, and the party supported democratic socialism, feminism, environmentalism, more government involvement in the economy, a stronger public sector, and a strengthening of the social welfare net. In 2017, the party held 11/169 Storting seats, 28/728 County Councils seats, 359/10,781 municipal council seats, and no Sami Parliament seats.